Start and Stop Order of Virtual Machines in a vApp

Overview

• You can configure virtual machines' start and stop orders within your vApp. Configure the start and stop order if you have applications installed in the virtual machines that must start and stop in a particular order.

• These settings are helpful if you need to start and stop your virtual machines in a particular order.

Attention: Verify that the vApp is powered off.

Procedure

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Step 1: On the Virtual Data Cnter dashboard screen, click the card of the virtual data center you want to explore, and from the left panel, select vApps.

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Step 2: In the vApps page, select card view.

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Step 3: On the vApp card, click Details.

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Step 4: Click the Start and Stop Order tab and click Edit.

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Step 5: Edit each virtual machine's start and stop order properties and click OK.

• Start Order: Enter the order (0, 1, 2, 3 ...) where you want the virtual machine to start.

• Start Action: Select Power On (default) or None.

• Start Wait: The start wait time is the time (in seconds) you want to wait before VMware Cloud Director starts the next machine in the sequence.

• Stop Action: Select Power Off; the VM powers off without performing shutdown. Otherwise, select Shut Down (required VMware tool installed), which ensures stability upon shutting down.

• Stop Wait: The stop wait time is the time (in seconds) you want to wait before VMware Cloud Director shuts down the next virtual machine in the sequence.

So we can power off the vApp. It will automatically start the VMs based on the startup order (The reverse order is used to power them off).